11-letter words containing con
- glauconitic — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- growth cone — a flattened area at the end of a growing axon or dendrite, having radiating filopodia and lemellopodia that function as guides for the outgrowth of embryonic nerve fibers.
- gun control — government regulation of the sale and ownership of firearms.
- half-second — 1/120 of a minute of time
- hierodeacon — a monk who is also a deacon.
- horse conch — a marine gastropod, Pleuroploca gigantea, having a yellowish, spired shell that grows to a length of 2 feet (0.6 meters).
- iconoclasts — Plural form of iconoclast.
- iconography — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
- iconophiles — a connoisseur of icons or images.
- iconoscopes — Plural form of iconoscope.
- iconostases — Plural form of iconostasis.
- iconostasis — a partition or screen on which icons are placed, separating the sanctuary from the main part of the church.
- in contrast — If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it.
- inconducive — not conducive; tending to be harmful or injurious: inconducive to the public good.
- inconfident — (rare) unconfident; lacking confidence.
- incongenial — Not congenial.
- incongruent — not congruent.
- incongruity — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
- incongruous — out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
- inconscient — unconscious.
- inconscious — (obsolete) unconscious.
- inconsonant — not consonant or in accord.
- inconstancy — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
- incontested — Not contested or challenged.
- incontinent — unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- la-gioconda — Italian La Gioconda. a portrait (1503?–05?) by Leonardo da Vinci.
- laconically — using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
- leap second — Coordinated Universal Time
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- low-context — tending to communicate by electronic methods such as e-mail, rather than in person
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malecontent — Obsolete spelling of malcontent.
- marconi rig — a rig of triangular sails for a yacht.
- marconigram — a radiogram.
- microsecond — a unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. Symbol: μsec.
- millisecond — one thousandth of a second. Abbreviation: msec.
- misconceive — Fail to understand correctly.
- misconstrue — to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.
- nanoseconds — Plural form of nanosecond.
- new economy — the postindustrial world economy based on internet trading and advanced technology
- niger-congo — a subfamily of Niger-Kordofanian, that comprises a large number of languages of Africa, as Ewe, Ibo, Yoruba, and the Bantu languages, spoken in nearly all of the equatorial forest region and in much of southern Africa.
- non-contact — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- nonconstant — not constant
- nonconsumer — a person who refrains from using or purchasing certain resources, products, or services
- noncontract — Not of, pertaining to, or operating under a contract.
- noneconomic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- onomasticon — a list or collection of proper names.
- overconcern — to relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect: The water shortage concerns us all.
- overconsume — to destroy or expend by use; use up.